Wife’s car got cloned! How do people get away with this?
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The other car was caught speeding and we got the ticket. She’s going to get a new plate so that will be an end to it. But I was wondering, if the speeding hadn’t brought the clone to light, surely the perp could have got away with this indefinitely? Is ANPR any help?
And I wonder how long they were driving around with her plate on.
And I wonder how long they were driving around with her plate on.
Speedy_123 said:
The other car was caught speeding and we got the ticket. She’s going to get a new plate so that will be an end to it. But I was wondering, if the speeding hadn’t brought the clone to light, surely the perp could have got away with this indefinitely? Is ANPR any help?
And I wonder how long they were driving around with her plate on.
A new plate isnt guaranteed to fix the issue. And I wonder how long they were driving around with her plate on.
A freind of mine with an M135i got his cloned and it was used as a sort of pool car by a group of drug dealers in London who parked with impunity, got numerous speeding tickets and generally caused havoc.
He had loads of issues until he got it sorted and proved he hadnt been in Tottenham, ever. He nought a cheap private plate in the end.
He had loads of issues until he got it sorted and proved he hadnt been in Tottenham, ever. He nought a cheap private plate in the end.
I believe the OP is referring to purchasing a private reg plate.
Once registered to his wife's car the current standard reg number will be flagged up as 'not on the database', resulting in the plod being likely to pull it over and check the drivers details.
Also, changing to a private plate will stop his wife's car being identified as the guilty party automated penalties for any bus lane/speeding offences etc
At minimum it provides evidence that her car is not that in the offence.
Once registered to his wife's car the current standard reg number will be flagged up as 'not on the database', resulting in the plod being likely to pull it over and check the drivers details.
Also, changing to a private plate will stop his wife's car being identified as the guilty party automated penalties for any bus lane/speeding offences etc
At minimum it provides evidence that her car is not that in the offence.
It happens a lot and I think auto trader/other sites is prime for criminals to find a matching car/plate to clone.
Mine got done when I was selling, luckily the worst that happened was a dart charge fine which I successfully appealed with the police reference.
Make sure you do get a police reference, might just be the start. New plate definitely a good idea.
Mine got done when I was selling, luckily the worst that happened was a dart charge fine which I successfully appealed with the police reference.
Make sure you do get a police reference, might just be the start. New plate definitely a good idea.
Earlier this year I found out that my plate had been cloned after I got a parking fine letter with the offence being near Greenwich. I have never been to Greenwich via car and certainly not in mine! They had obviously found a photo of my car online (lesson learnt!) as the car photographed was one that looks identical to mine.
I notified the police and they gave me a crime reference number, and I then gave this and the relevant info to the parking company and the fine was waived. I was expecting to receive a barrage of congestion charge / parking / speeding fines over the coming days/weeks, and to get pulled over when out and about, but nope, absolutely nothing more happened.
The advice from the police will be to just get on with your life and provide any necessary info if you do get pulled over. I wouldn't waste money on a new plate unless the issue massively escalates.
I notified the police and they gave me a crime reference number, and I then gave this and the relevant info to the parking company and the fine was waived. I was expecting to receive a barrage of congestion charge / parking / speeding fines over the coming days/weeks, and to get pulled over when out and about, but nope, absolutely nothing more happened.
The advice from the police will be to just get on with your life and provide any necessary info if you do get pulled over. I wouldn't waste money on a new plate unless the issue massively escalates.
blazer4 said:
maybe ANPR would pick it up if two cars with same plate appear in different areas? Do police actually have the tech to do this, or just catch up with them if/when they commit an offence? im really not sure.
Never mind tech,they don't have time or 'person' power,unless they were doing a traffic stop event,999 wasn't being answered in North London on Saturday night... volume of calls You're more than likely correct. I have seen news articles where drivers have been stopped on false plates and found to be driving with no tax/insurance/mot etc. It got me thinking, why were they stopped? Although maybe the car was a different make/colour etc, they might have done something to arouse suspicion which was not mentioned. Cloning is probably absolutely rife these days.
TCX said:
blazer4 said:
maybe ANPR would pick it up if two cars with same plate appear in different areas? Do police actually have the tech to do this, or just catch up with them if/when they commit an offence? im really not sure.
Never mind tech,they don't have time or 'person' power,unless they were doing a traffic stop event,999 wasn't being answered in North London on Saturday night... volume of calls This doesn't have to be real time, it could be a nightly event to find any numbers that were registered more than once and then look at the time and distance difference between the events.
It's pretty simple stuff really all the data should be available, it's just a case of turning the data in to information.
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